About the Authors
- Maria Leticia R. Ikeda
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Affiliations Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600, 2°. andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, Hospital Sanatório Partenon, State Department of Health, Rio Grande do Sul. Av. Bento Gonçalves, 3722, Porto Alegre, RS 90650–001, Brazil
- Nemora T. Barcellos
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Affiliation Hospital Sanatório Partenon, State Department of Health, Rio Grande do Sul. Av. Bento Gonçalves, 3722, Porto Alegre, RS 90650–001, Brazil
- Paulo R. Alencastro
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Affiliation Hospital Sanatório Partenon, State Department of Health, Rio Grande do Sul. Av. Bento Gonçalves, 3722, Porto Alegre, RS 90650–001, Brazil
- Fernando H. Wolff
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Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Sciences in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600, Porto Alegre, RS 90035–003, Brazil
- Leila B. Moreira
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Affiliation Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600, 2°. andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Miguel Gus
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Affiliation Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600, 2°. andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Ajacio B. M. Brandão
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Affiliation Postgraduate Program in Medicine-Hepatology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Flavio D. Fuchs
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Affiliations Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600, 2°. andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, Cardiolody Division, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre. Centro de Pesquisa Clínica, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035–003, Brazil
- Sandra C. Fuchs
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* E-mail: scfuchs@terra.com.br
Affiliation Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600, 2°. andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SCF MLI NB PRA FHW ABMB. Performed the experiments: MLI NB PRA FHW. Analyzed the data: SCF MLI NB PRA FHW ABMB LBM MG FDF. Wrote the paper: SCF MLI NB PRA FHW ABMB LBM MG FDF.